SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Incubator and Hybridization Oven Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of EnvironmentalHealth SciencesResearch Triangle ParkNC27709
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- NIHES2009069
- Response Due
- 3/17/2009
- Archive Date
- 4/16/2009
- Point of Contact
- BRYANT, JAMES E +1 919 541 7685, bryant5@niehs.nih.gov<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of commercially available service providers that may be of interest to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The NIEHS is conducting market research to identify providers of preventive maintenance and repair services for incubators and hybridization ovens as follows: The NIEHS is seeking qualified small businesses, especially 8(a), service-disabled veterans, HUBZone, women-owned small businesses, and small disadvantaged businesses concerns, to provide complete mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance, emergency maintenance response and necessary repair service for approximately 500 Government-owned incubators and hybridization ovens. The approximate quantity of items above represents the Governments current best estimate of the level of service that will be required during the contract period. It is conceivable that these quantities may vary by 25% over the life of the contract. The instruments to be covered by this contract are housed and located at the NIEHS Research Triangle Park (RTP) facility in Durham, NC. The instruments have been under continuous maintenance following the expiration of their respective warranties and considered to be at an acceptable level of upkeep to the Government. The contractor will be required to furnish all necessary services, qualified technical personnel, tools and test instruments to pursue the fulfillment of work performed under the preventive maintenance and repair of incubators and hybridization ovens. The contractor must be able to provide emergency service by responding on-site and beginning repairs within 24 hours of a service call, 365 days of the year, on a 24 hour-a-day basis, including weekends and holidays. The anticipated period of performance for this requirement is five years [i.e. one (1) twelve (12) month base year (inclusive of a transitioning period-no more than 60 days) plus four (4) 12 month options]. All eligible small businesses are invited to submit capability statements that substantiate their experience and qualifications in performing services within fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice. Interested firms shall indicate if they have provided similar services to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those stated in this notice. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, and telephone number, point of contact (POC), and complete product details, brochures, and etc. which will allow the NIEHS to understand your service offerings and options. Respondents to this notice should also include verification of the company status as a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified 8(a) firm, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Businesses, and/or Small Disadvantaged Businesses. This notice should not be construed as a request for proposal from the Government. Response submittals will be considered market research information only to be used by the Government to select an appropriate procurement method to fulfill the requirement. Capability statements should be submitted to the attention of James E. Bryant, Jr., Contract Specialist, NIEHS, Office of Acquisition (OA), Contracts Branch C, Keystone Building, 530 Davis Drive, 1st Floor, Room No. 1043, Durham, NC 27713. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than March 17, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
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